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In its second year at Sadler’s Wells, Darbar Festival welcomes some of the most exciting names in classical Indian dance, curated by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Akram Khan. In the first performance of the festival, partners both on and off-stage, Renjith Babu and Vijna Vasudevan, present An Evening of Bharatanatyam. This exciting duo pushes the borders of Bharatanatyam and elevates the art of the jugalbandi…

With Bollywood playing a HUGE influence on what’s trending in the UK Asian fashion scene, we thought we would give you some inspiration on how to pull off that Bollywood style! Our looks here were inspired by that iconic red sari look worn by Sushmita Sen in Main Hoon Na and Kareena Kapoor’s trendy wedding…

The India, Pakistan and London Fashion Show (IPL Fashion Show) makes a spectacular reappearance on London’s high fashion landscape on Sunday 30th September at the iconic Café De Paris. IPL Fashion is unique in that it will spotlight the grandeur of three distinct cultures – British, Indian and Pakistani – allowing attendees to come up-close and personal with their favourite designers and…

Earlier this year bought together ladies from the south Asian community at Spring High Chai with Vimmi Dhillon at The Baluchi London. After a successful debut, Vimmi Dhillon Styles returns with a Gatsby Gala Night at Grosvenor House, JW Marriott Hotel on Park Lane in London. This is expected to be an extravagant evening, with a 3-course meal by…

After a sensational UK premiere in 2017, Taj Express returns to Sadler’s Wells from Tuesday 2nd October – Saturday 20th October 2018. Taj Express follows the story of one man’s passion and another man’s genius. Young composer Shankar struggles with his music, and it’s only when he begins to follow in the footsteps of his…

Okay so admittedly most people will have their favourite genre of films and as for myself, sports films are not my choice of norm. However luckily for me, I thoroughly enjoyed GOLD, a film focussed around field hockey. GOLD is a sports drama following the journey of India’s triumphant win of their first Olympic gold…

We were ecstatic when we heard about the new experience hitting London revolving around Bollywood, brunch, music and entertainment! We had the very amazing opportunity to attend The Bollywood Brunch, which was revealed to be at Proud Embankment (FYI such an amazing venue), so here is a review on our experience! With music provided by…

With autumn Asian weddings all underway, we share two of our autumn Desi wedding looks with you. Need one say Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja’s wedding was recently the talk of town, especially Anand’s uber cool sherwani paired with sneakers. Well they do say make sure you wear something comfortable for your big day and…

The hilarious and massively popular quad-some on the Indian Internet, All India Bakchod aka AIB consists of comedians Tanmay Bhat, Rohan Joshi, Ashish Shakya and Gursimran Khamba. These uber cool AIB ambassadors’ YouTube channel now boasts over 3 million subscribers and 375 million views! Apart from bringing a never-before brand of comedy online, they have hosted some of India’s most…

Wembley Park’s first curated season of cultural events, Summer of Play, featuring over 300 hours of free arts and entertainment this summer, will be presenting Bollywood Nights as part of the Summer of Film segment. Taking place from 30th June to 29th July, Bollywood Nights will comprise free to attend, outdoor screenings of evergreen and contemporary classics presented exclusively by Yash Raj Films. The specially curated film…

Europe’s largest South Asian annual film festival has kicked started, the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival is a cinematic treasure trove of carefully curated premieres of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi independent films, offering rare glimpses into some of the billion plus lives in the sub-continent. Now in its ninth year it expands out in…